Katatonia

Their most depressive work since "Discouraged Ones".

Wow! I was never too much into Katatonia, but I love this album even after one listen. It's reminding me much of Tool (the drumming and guitars) and Opeth (song structure, "mood swings" and clean vocals), but it's not really derivative - Katatonia have their own sound, and it shines through in every song here, with just a tiny bit more seriousness, ambition and - prog.

On this album Katatonia sound "mildly" progressive - it seems like they're trying to leave mainstream behind, but somehow can't cross the border. Some songs are quite interesting and experimental, others are mainstream and even venture into Nu-Metal territory.